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- DictionaryBound/bound/
verb
- 1. past and past participle of bind
adjective
- 1. certain to do or have something: "there is bound to be a change of plan"
- 2. restricted or confined to a specified place: "his job kept him city-bound"
1. a. : fastened by or as if by a band : confined. desk-bound. b. : very likely : sure. bound to rain soon. 2. : placed under legal or moral restraint or obligation : obliged. duty-bound. 3. of a book : secured to the covers by cords, tapes, or glue. leather-bound. 4. : determined, resolved. was bound and determined to have his way. 5.
BOUND definition: 1. certain or extremely likely to happen: 2. to be seriously intending to do something: 3. I am…. Learn more.
certain or extremely likely to happen: [ + to infinitive ] You're bound to forget people's names occasionally. You're bound to feel nervous about your interview. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. certain about something. certain I feel certain that this change will be for the best.
It is bound to happen. determined or resolved: He is bound to go. Pathology. constipated. Mathematics. (of a vector) having a specified initial point as well as magnitude and direction. Compare free ( def 32 ). held with another element, substance, or material in chemical or physical union.
To bound is to jump or hop — usually as you run. Bound can also mean to go or to plan to go, especially to a certain destination, as in being bound for New York or homeward-bound.
certain to do something, or certain to happen: You're bound to feel nervous before your driving test. bound up with sth. closely connected with something: A country's culture is bound up with its language and history.
bound [not before noun] certain to happen, or to do or be something. Bound is only used in the phrase bound to do/ be, etc.: You’ve done so much work—you’re bound to pass the exam. • There are bound to be changes when the new system is introduced. sure certain to happen or be true; that can be trusted or relied on:
If you say that something is bound to happen or be true, you feel confident and certain of it, although you have no definite knowledge or evidence.
An area near, alongside, or enclosed by a boundary. (often used in plural) A boundary, the border which one must cross in order to enter or leave a territory. I reached the northern bound of my property, took a deep breath and walked on. Somewhere within these bounds you may find a buried treasure.
made fast as if by a band or bond: She is bound to her family. secured within a cover, as a book. under a legal or moral obligation: He is bound by the terms of the contract.
